The base for this card is made with Pool Party Card Stock. The first layer on the card is a design from the Quatrefancy Specialty Designer SeriesPaper. Although I like the design,I think it is a bit “loud”. Therefore, I tried to tone it down by covering it with solid colors that are within the design. The colors used are Pool Party, Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight, and Island Indigo. I think I was successful in muting the design.

STAMPIN’ UP! NEWS – Magnetic Platform Update

Have you been waiting on Stampin’ Up! to fill your order for the Big Shot Magnetic Platform (130658)? Well, today Stampin’ Up! announced that it has received a shipment of the product and is currently filling backorders. However, it does not have sufficient inventory to fill new orders. Stampin’ Up! will let us know when all backorders have been filled and it is able to turn the item back on for ordering.

Hope you are having a good weekend! Today’s card features the Stampin’ Up! Trust God Stamp Set, as well as the Secret Garden Stamp Set. I think the card is very pretty and soothing.

The Trust God Stamp Set is one of my favorites, and I am thankful it is not on Stampin’ Up!’s retiring products list. My opinion is that the stamp set is great for cards of encouragement and to let friends and loved ones know you are thinking of them.

To make the card, I used VersaMark to randomly stamp the large flower from the Secret Garden Stamp Set onto a piece of Whisper White Card Stock. The flowers were covered with Pewter Stampin’ Embossing Powder and heat set.

Then I randomly sponged three classic inks around the card stock. I used the returning Soft Sky and Crushed Curry, and the current Melon Mambo classic inks. I really like the look of blending inks.

Using VersaMark, I stamped the sentiment from the Trust God Stamp Set onto a small piece of Whisper White Card Stock, covered it with the Pewter Stampin’ Embossing Powder and heat set it. I used the Stampin’ Up! Oval Framelits to cut out the sentiment and a Soft Sky Mat for it. I added six Basic Rhinestones to give the card a little bling. Before attaching the sentiment and mat to the card, I attached a piece of Soft Sky Ribbon to the center of the card. (So glad I still have some of the Stampin’ Up products in the returning colors!)

Today seems an appropriate day to use the Stampin Up Trust God stamp set on a card that features God’s nature! I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving and are thankful for blessings.

I do not know if there is an appropriate name for the technique I used on the card, therefore I am calling it nature art technique. If you know the name of the technique, please leave me a comment.

Are you wondering how I created the card’s flowers? If so, let me tell you that you’ll need some real flowers, their leaves, and Stampin’ Up! Water Color Paper(122959). These are the flowers and leaves I used:

So what did I do with these flowers and leaves? I selected a few of each and laid them face down onto the watercolor paper.

I then ran the flowers and paper through the Big Shot and this is the result:

You’ll need some paper towels handy if you try this technique as there is a lot of moisture in the flowers. After cleaning up the Big Shot, I carefully removed the flowers and leaves.

After the paper dried, I created the “God is Love” card. Here are two more pictures of the card:

Stamping With Guneaux Designs

By

Beverly Polen

Today’s post is about blending inks to create beautiful artwork. This technique is very easy and you can quickly create very attractive cards using the technique, such as the following three cards.

What is blending inks? Looking at the cards below, it seems obvious, right? Regardless, let me share that it is selecting and blending two or more inks to create subtle shades and colors to your paper crafting artwork.

I have selected one of the three cards to provide you with instructions on the blending inks technique.

STAMPIN’ UP! SUPPLIES:

Stamp Sets: Just Believe(120453), Trust God(126702) [love this stamp set], and a Background Stamp of your choice (I used a retired Stampin’ Up stamp)

Instructions for the blending inks technique are below the two following pictures.

Tear the edges of the sticky side of two Post-It Notes, being careful to leave some of the sticky edge available

Place the torn Post-It Notes onto the Whisper White Card Stock as shown in the below picture with the opening between the Notes closer to the left side of the card stock

Now you are ready to start blending inks according to the following:

Cover a sponge wedge (or blending tool) with Summer Starfruit ink and apply in a circular motion to the upper 1/3 of the opening in the card stock, being careful to avoid lifting the edges of the Post-It Notes

Cover a sponge wedge with Calypso Carol ink and apply in a circular motion to the middle 1/3 of the card stock below the Summer Starfruit ink

Blend the edges of the two inks (see picture of card), producing a different shade of color

Cover a sponge wedge with Primrose Petals ink and apply to the bottom 1/3 of the card stock, blending it with the Calypso Carol ink to create a different shade of color

Cover a background stamp with Crumb Cake ink and stamp over the three colors you’ve just blended

Remove the Post-It Notes

At this point, you’ll decorate the card stock according to the following:

Cover the largest stamp image from the Just Believe Stamp Set (a floral silhouette) with Jet Black StazOn ink and stamp the image over the blended inks

Cover a sentiment from the Trust God Stamp Set with Jet Black StazOn ink and stamp the sentiment on the lower-right side of the card stock

Cut an 8-1/2″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Basic Black Card Stock and fold in the middle for a card base

Sympathy Cards are some of the most difficult cards to make from an emotional standpoint. It seems as though sorrow is being experienced by so many people around me, including my family. Thus, I made this sympathy card in dedication to those going through the journey of grief (Melissa, Melody, Gwen, Jennifer, and many more). Trust God!!

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